TED Fellow Bektour Iskender is an independent news publisher.
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Bektour Iskender is the co-founder of Kloop, an NGO and leading news publication in Kyrgyzstan committed to freedom of speech and training young journalists to cover politics and investigate corruption. He is working on cross-border collaborations with other media outlets to produce large-scale journalism investigations.
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A New Era: Notes from Session 1 of TED Fellows Talks at TED2022
April 10, 2022
The TED Fellows program is built around a deep belief in and commitment to socially engaged innovation and human ingenuity. The mission: to shift the balance of power by supporting whole individuals, both personally and professionally. At Session 1 of TED Fellows talks at TED2022, 11 speakers and two performers shared world-changing ideas and innovations […]
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A bold step for womankind: Meet the young women behind Kyrgyzstan’s satellite program
October 23, 2018
Ranging in age from 17 to 25, they are challenging their country’s gender norms by learning engineering and coding, and setting their sights on infinity and beyond.
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